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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-10
IN a SMALL WAY.
The News of the Day Politically Para
graphed for Hasty Readers.

The News OF the Day Fouteuy
graphed for Hasty Readers.
COUNCIL this evening in regular session.
ONE marriage license was issued yester-
day.
THE Council Committee on City Prison
met last evening.
Two deeds of trust were admitted to
record yesterday.
THE jefferson nail factory at Steuben-
vile started up full yesterday.
NINE cases were registered at Police
headquarters at o'clock this morning.
In Part. Two of the Circuit Court, yes
terday, p. E. c. Young was admitted to
practice.
THE Waugh nail mill, at Belleville, has
resumed operations after ten days stop
for repairs.
THERE were an even twenty cases before
His Honor yesterday morning. The fines
and costs assessed footed up $4,000.
EDWARD COMBS was arrested by Officer
Glenn, Just before noon, yesterday, for
fighting in Porter's saloon, on South Main
street.
Mrs. PETER LOWRY, who resides on
Twenty-sixth street, was crossing Twenty
! fourth street carrying child, Sunday
night, when she fell into gas pipe trench,
| iniuring herself quite severely and bruis-
ing the child slightly.
WIN. HAGEDORN, the popular salOonist
OF South Eoff street, has sold his saloon to
August Knoke, n popular young gentle
man of the Eighth ward. Mr. Hagedorn
will probably accept position in the La
Belle mill, where he formerly worked
EARLY yesterday morning thieves at
tempted to rob the Office of the Citizens
Railway Company, which is located at
| the stables in the lower end OF the city.
Waterman McDermOtt heard the noise,
and upon investigation found three men
attempting to gain an entrance. he I'M
loaded his revolver at them and they
skipped by the light of the moon.
THE fish in Buffalo creek are so plenti-
| full that the boys often catch string OF
eight or ten fine bass or salmon in few
hours. Those fond of the sport i'll catching
game fish could have great enjoyment III
this creek, near Wellsburg, but the law
against catching game fish between May
LIST and June 18th will cause them to miss
fine opportunity.
THE Crescent Fishing and Hunting
Club, of the South Side, will give their sec
ond grand ball at WestwoOd's Hall, Fri
day evening, May 18th. The purchaser OF
every ticket will be entitled to n chance IN
silver watch. There will be lady'S
waltz contest for handsome glass flower
basket. Birch's full orchestra will make
the music, and good attendance is antici
pated
| WILLIAM PAINE was before Justice
Ankle yesterday charged with abusive
language by r. Jennings. The case was
dismissed ut plaintiffs costs. William
| Lee was before the same Justice on com
plant of Alice Paine for using proiane
language. He confessed, and WAS as,
sessed 81 ana costs. Alice was charged
by Lee with the same Otlense, and she was
| fined 81 and costs.
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The Sale at the st. Lnmes.

The sale of the stuff at the st. James
Hotel, yesterday, was we'll attended, and
very good prices were pealized. China
chamber sets sold fop|Sl OOa1.25 each
large dining tablesaf S.. OOa6 90; blankets,
81. 75a3OO pep/Pair; comforts, 95a$l.OC
each; pillows 4Oc per pound, and so on,
The auction will be continued to-day
The guests ate breakfast at the hotel as
usual, the proprietor retaining possession
until nine o'clock, and at ten O'Clock
constable St. Meyers began the sale.
This morning the sale OF the furniture
bedding, carpets, &c, will begin, and
there will be some rare bargains offered
There should he a large attendance OF buy
ers, rs this is the last opportunity of this
kind to be presented in several years. The
material 10 be offered is all first class.
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IN NEED OF AID.

The Terrible Suffering In Northern Texas
Most or all our readers have heard of the
terrible suffering caused by the prolonged
drought in Northern Texas. Mr.. A. II,
Britt, of this city, yesterday received a
letter from n friend in the stricken dis,
trict, Mr.. J. A. Byron, of RoSsville, Atas
Coso county, which sets forth in an unmis
taxable mai.ner the destitItiOn prevailing
The writer says:
I'VE have had no rain for nine months
and but very little in year. There is no
grass, and the stock Is dying fast. The
people are in terrible condition, and only
exist on the charity of the public. know
people who are living on the carcasses o
cattle which have died Of starvation, to
gether with the edible portions of prickly
pears. If you can do anything for us il
your city, it will be thankfully received
/ am one of the committee of relief
Mr.. Britt will be glad to receive any
donations from our people and forward
them 10 Mr.. Bryon.
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COME AGAIN !
THE COLUMBUS BOYS DOWNBD By THE
WHEELING CLUB, YESTERDAY
The Visitors Only Saved From Shut-Out BY an
Error on whssling'SPart in the First
Inning-fO-Day's Game.

Notwithstanding the threatening wealth
err which prevailedyesterday together with
the fact that it was circus day. nearly one
thousand people assembled st the Island
Park to see a fine game of ball between
Wheeling and Columbus, in which the
home team were again victorious, and
again they outplayed their opponents both
at the bat and in the field.
A little loose play in the first inning was
all that saved the visitors from shut-out,
but the boys braced up without losing any
time, and played beautiful game to the
end. thus preventing the Blues from scor-
ing again, and winning their seventh victo-
~ with ease.
The battery work of Dom and West
lake was excellent, the former striking out
no less than twelve men and the latter
backing him up without an error. Ellif
covered himself with glory in centre, max
ing two beautiful running catches ut crit
ical points in the game, the last one, in
particular, saving two runs.
Dale pitched strong game for Column
bus and was we'll supported by Roman,
The field-wOrk Of Mutton at second was
also noticeable.
The Columbus club Is good one and
they know how to play ball, but the truth
is, the Wheeling nine is hard to beat and
it is going to take pretty strong aggrega
ton of ball players TO down them. The
Ohio boys are going to try hard tC
to capture a ball tomorrow, and will put
in their strongest battery with that end in
view. The Green Stockings, however, will
he there to see that they don't, and Q
pretty struggle for first honOrs will be the
result. Judging from the enthusiasm dis
played by the spectators at yesterday 5
game and the lively interest manifested IN
the result of the contest on the streets last
night, there will be a very large attend
ance at to-mOrrow'S game.
Below is the full score:
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NOTES.

Mallory and Elf will be the battery in
tO-day's game.
All games hereafter will be called
promptly at 3:I5 p. m.
The uniform of the Columbus club is
handsome and busineSs-like.
Dunn was the recipient of numerous
congratulations on his fine pitching yes
terday, aud he deserved them.
Handiboe, who will occupy the box for
Columbus to-day, is brother Of the great
HandibOe, who pitched for Pittsburg last
year.
Had Steel played yesterday Columbus
would undoubtedly have been shut out.
Bailey is new to the posoitiOn and could
not he expected TO fill Stee's place at a
moments notice.
Wheeling will put a strong team in the
field against Columbus to-day. Ii will he
made mp as follows: Crogan, l.; Dunn, ,;
Mallory, p; Speidel, l; Nichol, M; Moi
felt, 5; Smith, r.; steel. $, and Ellli, c.
The Panhandle Coffee Base Ball Club
have challenged the Ohio Valley Coffee
Club to a match game OF ball, to take
pIacs at the Island Park OnneXt Saturday,
Nav 18th. The tull challenge appears N
our advertising columns.
Wheeling stock took big jump after
Yesterdays game, quite number OF peO
pie Applying for shares last night. II thu
team keeps en- playing the game they have
done so faE there VII be considerable
surplus in the treasury at tie end OF the
season.
The Wheeling management signed
Smith, new pitcher, last night, making
the fourth twirler now under contract
smith is six feet two inches in height
and tins the scales at l7S pounds. Ii,
will play at right to-day, Dunn going t.
second and Steel resuming his position a
short.
Mr.. Henry Somehow, the we'll known
proprietor Of the gentleman's furnishing
goods store ut 1901 Market street, has yer!
generously offered a tine gold um
brella, To be given TO the player nlak,ni
the highest number of stolen bases during
the months Of Mag aud June. The boy
are all trying hard for the prize.
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INTERESTING CASE
Up FOR TRIAL IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
YESTERDAY.
The Old Amber Oil Company" Again
Brought Forward BY the.
Litigation.

Before Judge Jacob in Part Two OF the
Circuit Court, yesterday afternoon, the
case of Thomas Hughes Y. d. c. Lanson
was called, but the trial was not proceeded
with for number of reasons, although aJu-
~ was put in the box and everything, so far
as the Court was concerned, was ready TO
90 on. This cause, together with dozen
or so of similar cases, has been pending in
the Courts for about eighteen or twenty
years, and the circumstances leading TO
the litigation are of considerable interest
to Wheeling people,
Away back in ls66 a corporation, styled
the amber Oil Company" was formed by
New York capitalists and Spectators, the
proposed scene of operations being in the
vicinity of Smiths Ferry, between Wells
vile and Pittsburg Through Mr.. ID. c.
Lawson, the defendant in the case brought
up yesterday, or his agents, a number OF
Wheeling gentlemen were induced TO sub
scribe to the stock of the company, among
those investing being Elijah Day, Thomas
Hughes, Alexander c. Quarter, John Nor
gan, DIR. Baguley. Alexander Laughlin and
others. The total amount subscribed by
them seems to have been about $40, 900 or
$50, 600
These gentlemen, it is said, retained an
interest in the company until 1869. In
that time the company put down couple
or three wells, and some dividends were
paid on the stock. In 1869 the territory
seemed to put on decidedly unproduCtive
face, and the Wheeling investors began to
think they had been taken in somehow.
Imbued with this feeling, the Wheeling
people brought suit for the recovery OF
their money, claiming that they had been
induced to invest upon fraudulent repre-
sensations. The defendants alleged that
there had been no fraud of any sort, and
maintained that everything on their part
had been fair and square.
| The litigation went along badly, the
counsel for the defense fighting the case
the best they knew how, aud ~ time
passed one after another of the plaintiffs
died until now Alexander G. Quarter Is
the only one living aud he is not in this
bailiwick Yesterday, ~ we have stated,
the case of Hughes v. Lawson came up
and the death OF Mr.. Hughes was suggest,
ed. Counsel on each side had a lengthy
argument among themselves and with the
Court over certain techmiCalitics and meth
ODDS of procedure, hut finally, 4 number I"
papers being missing, the Court caused an
order to be entered to the effect that unleS,
the documents we've forthcoming at tn,
next term the case would he dismissed.
The amount involved in Mr.. Hughes
anit is about $1,000.
Since 1869 Mr.. Lawson has been led
rather merry dance by the plaintiffs, :
good deal of trouble of one sort and another
having been piled up in his path. Boil
sides to the litigation have exhibited good
staying qualities, and there was a good
deal of fun in Court yesterday over the re-
luctance of counsel TO hurry matters
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BADLY BURNED.
Narrow Escape From n Serious Fire "A
MoundsVilIe.

Moundsville.
There was n rather narrow escape from
a serious panic and destructive fire at
Moundsyille, last night While the Says
Comedy Company was giving perform
ance at the Opera House, a lamp exploded
upon the stage, setting fire 10 the scenery
and very badly burning DR.. J. w. Says. His
hair, eyebrows and whiskers were burned
OFF, and his physician had fears last night
that he had inhaled the flames He was
removed to his room ut the Mound
City Hotel, where he was suffering much
pain ut last accounts The scenery of the
theatcr WAS destroyed, but the fire was
very fortunately checked before much
damage was done.
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ASDO lkaWarta

is offered, in good faith, by the manufac,
turers of DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy for q
case of catarrh which they cannot cure. II
is mild, soothing and healing in its effects,
and cures 'cold in the head" catarrhal
deafness, throat ailments, and many otheI
com plieations of this distressing disease.
90 cents, by druggists.
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A Rain Storm Interferes.

SpCcidl T,lsgrGHl 10 the Register.
STEuBgNyILLE, o., May 9.-The Steu-
benville-Zanesyille game was called at the
end of the first inning to-day, on account
of rain. The score then stood: GAINESVILLE
|. Steubenyille D. The delivery Of Duck,
of the visiting team, was somewhat Illegal,
and Umpire Deegan is severely censured
for not calling him down.
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cs.sp excursion 20 CincInnatil

The steamer Andes leaves Wheeling for
Cincinnati every Tuesday at 300 p. m. and
will sell excursion tickets to parties Of five
or more. One week of pleasure, beautiful
scenery and good music on the largest and
hest steamer that comes to Wheeling. For
rates apply to Frank Booth or Capt. Chas.
Muhleman, Wheeling, W. Va.
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RnckIsn,s Arnica Salye.

The best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
S6fes, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns and all the Skin EruptiOns, and
positively cures l'ilas, or no pay required.
II is guaranteed 10 give satisfaction or
money refunded. Price y eeats per box.
For sale by Logan 4 Go.
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slsw advertisements.


CHALLENGE.
The Pan Handle Coffee Base Rall Club do
hereby challenge JOS. speidel& Co.'S Ohio Valley
Coffee Base Ball Club to play a match game at
new Base Ball Park, on Saturday next, May 18th.
Both clubs to be composed of men being IN the
employ of their respective houses not less than
two weeks previous to this date unless the con-
trary Is agreed to by representatives OF each cluo
Will meet representative at REGISTER once
this Tuesday evening at 80, sharp
A B. BEALL,
myl0 Manager 7. [. b. b. l.
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IN cases of Fever and Ague, the blood
is as effectually, though not so dangerous
ly poisoned by the effluvium of the atmOs-
phere as it could be by the deadliest poi
son. DR.. J. II. McLean's Chills and Fever
Cure will eradicate this poison from the
system. 90 cents bottle.
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Index to New Advertisements.
SECOND PAGE.

SECOND PAGE.
Opened for the SeaSOn-Nheeling Park.
Wanted-SaleSment
Fruit BOWlS-Ewing Bros.
Strayed or StOlen-Terrier.
For Sale-WagOn and Harness.
LOst-BreRStpin.
Garden Tools i'm SetS-Nesbitt & Bro.
LOst-AcCOunt Book
McIain's Corn Kiner-McLain Brothers
FOURTH PACE.
Challenge-PaR-H Handle Coffee Base Ball Club
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Earned rms-Wheeling |.
Two-baSe hits-Speidel, Nichol and Elih
Double plays-Murphy and Schwartz.
Bases on ballS-by Dunn ].
Passed ballS-WeStlake = Roman 3.
Time Of game-lIO.
l'mpire-O' Brieu.
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MCLAUGHLIN & MCGINLEY'S restaur-
ant, on Twelfth street, near Water, is
rapidly becoming the most popular place
of the kind in the city. In no other estab-
lishment can such appetizing meals he
gotten up at such short notice, and Mt such
moderate cost.
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Base hits, Sandusky :, Akron 7; errors,
Sandusky II, Akron 5; batteries, Clark
and ChriSman, Irwin and Lancer; umpire,
Simmons.
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ABOUT THE CITY.
Both parties Fined.

Before Justice Ankle, yesterday after
noon, James Watson and w. H. Black, for
engaging in what might have been a serious
affray, Sunday afternoon, were each fined
SO and costs.
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Have Come.

Our spring stock OF Ladies' and Gents
Fine Shoes, which we had made to order
especially for the trade, we are Offering at
a bargain. Call ut lOlS Main street.
Jos. HASENAUER.
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KnIamaEoo Wins AGAIN.

Np'IIIII I1ItTTI1T8 ~ W IE'F'77'''
KALAMAZOO, Mich, May 9.-The Kaia-
mazoO's struck another picnic to-day, their
opponents being the Mansfield club, which
had defeated Akron four straights. The
features of the game were very sleepy play
ing by home team, and loose fielding in
the first part of the game by the visitors
in the field. Batteries, Watson and Dillon,
and England and Delepanty. Rhue made
home run. Score:
IxNIS,is...........I , > 1 6
Mansfield ...........2 D o q o B :
Kalamazoo. ...............j 3 3 1 o 0 y D l-l6
Hits, Kalamazoo, 16, Mansfield H.;
errors Kalamazoo, ., Mansfield H..
Grumbling was hit in the head and hurt
badly. He will not be able to pitch to.
morrow.
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New Secretary and Treasurer Elscted.I!I

At recent meeting of the Board Of Di-
rectors of the Wheeling Park Association,
the resignation of Mr.. L. F. Stifel, Secre-
tary and Treasurer, was accepted, to take
effect when q successor was elected. Mr..
Stifel was compelled to take this step rs his
professional duties, combined with those OF
the above mentioned offices, was rather
more than he cared or could attend to. The
Board met again yesterday and elected Mr..
Conrad Hirsch, well-knOwn and popular
Young gentleman, his successor. The
Board also decided to make special arrange
ments for gala day ut the Park on the
Fourth of July. Special arrangements for
picnics, &c, can he made by calling Mt the
Office of the Wheeling and Elm Grove
motor line.
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Transfer of Real Estate.

The following transfer of real estate was
left for record at Clerk Hooks Office yes
terday:
Deed made May 9, 1887, by B. b.
Dovener, official commissioner, to J. B. NJ.
McCullOch, trustee, for eleven acres two
roods and twenty-six perches of land on
Short Greek; consideration, 81, 347.
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THE GAMES ELSEWHERE.
Akron Downs the Sandusl<y Boys

Special Tlegram to The Register.
SANKUsEY, O., May 9.-Miserable errors
by Curry lost Sandusky the game to-day
in the sixth inning. The battery work o.
Clark and Chrisman and Irwin and Law
cen were, with RadclitiS out-tield play, the
features. The same clubs play to-mor'
r,py Score.
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DIED.

HUNTER-On Monday, May 9Th, 1857, at II
o'clock noon. nj mis- residence No Zane Street,
island, JOSEPH 0. HUNTER, aged % years.
Funeral and interment at Webster, W. Va,
Tuesday.
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Mbeelin9 Register
YESTERDAY IN The CITY.
Thermometer Record.

Mr. c. Schnepf the Opera House drug
gist, made the following observations OF
the temperature yesteday: a. M, 66;
Gam, IS; II M, -; p, m, 81; : p.
M, 10. Weather, fair.
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DIV. Score
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Notwithstanding the threatening wealth
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-08-24

liver of geese, but draw the line at alli-
gators. auckland declares the taste of
the boa-constrictor to be good and
much like veal. Quass, the fermented
cabbage water of the Russians, is their
sembling mixture of stale fish and
soapsuds in taste, yet, next to beer, it
has more votaries than any other fer
mented beverage. A tallow candle
washed down with quass forms meal
that it would be hard to be thankful for.
In Canton and other Chinese cities rats
are sold at the rate of two shillings
dozen and the hind quarters of the dog
are hung up in the butchers shop along
side of mutton and lamb, but command
higher price. The edible birds nests
of the Chinese are worth twice their
weight in silver, the finest variety SELL
ing for as much as SO pound. The
negroes of the West Indies eat baked
snakes and palm-worms fried in fat,
but they cannot be induced to eat stewed
rabbits. In Mexico parrots are eaten,
but they are rather tough. The Guachos
of the Argentine Republic are in the
habit of hunting skunks for the sake of
their flesh. The octopus or devil fish,
when boiled and then roasted, is eaten
in Corsica and esteemed delicacy In
the Pacific islands and West Indies
lizard eggs are eaten with gusto. The
natives of the Antilles eat alligator eggs,
and the eggs of the turtle are popular
everywhere, though up to the COM
mencement of the last century turtle
was only eaten by the poor of Jamaica.
Ants are eaten by various nations. In
Brazil they are served in resnous
sauce and in Africa they are stewed
with grease or butter The East Indians
catch them in pits and carefully wash
them in handfuls like raisins. In Siam
curry of ant eggs is costly luxury.
The Cingalese eat the bees after rob-
bling them of their honey. Caterpil-
lars and spiders are dainties to the
African bushmen. After they have
wound the silk from the cocoon the
Chinese eat the chrysalis of the silk
worm. Spiders roasted are a sort of
dessert with the New Caledonians.-
CdsSelcs Saturday Journal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-08-24
How She Drew the Line.

Our pantry is next to our kitchen,
where Margaret received the visits of
her Mickey. One evening / went
down to the pantry for something, and
while there was an involuntary caves
dropper on poor Margaret. She had
confded to ma only a few days before
that shortly after Lent we would have
to look for a new girl, and we conse-
quently received Mickey with more
good will than before he had declared
his intentions, although we were sorry
to think we would lose Margaret. On
the evening in question Mickey was in
the kitchen where Margaret was finish
ing up her work. After the rumble of
gridiron falling to the floor had sub
sided | heard the following dialogue:
No, Mickey. No, you cannot" " All,
Maggie dear, gil me one kiss from
those sweet lips" Mickey" replied
Margaret, in a stern voice, you must
own the bowl before you claim the
sugar" l recommend Margaret's
views to the serious consideration of
young ladies who are unable to decide
what is the proper conduct for engaged
couples without writing to the news
papers.-Cor. 81. Louis Post Dispatch
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-08-24
Our Public School System.

The careful training through which a
German or French child goes would
surprise young American. The Ameri-
can child has no sense of special appli-
cation or of the necessity of patient
drill. The American wants an imme-
date result; an Englishman wants less
than German. Any nation on earth
is more willing to work quietly and OBJ
tain results after the necessary drill
than the American. The difficulty
about the American public school sys-
TEN is that it turns out girl graduates,
many of whom l have met, who are
absolutely untitled to earn their own
living; nothing in their education has
made them either patient or willing
workers. The American girl must be
taught these virtues, and then she will
be saved much of the bitter experience
that often comes to her in later years
when she is compelled to be wage
earner.-Helen Campbell.